VCU School of Pharmacy stand-outs at VPhA convention
Four VCU School of Pharmacy alumni received statewide awards during the Virginia Pharmacists Association’s 135th Annual Convention Sept. 9-11 in Virginia Beach. SOP alumni recognized during the annual awards program and banquet were: Beverlee Arnold (B.S. ’82): Ed D. Spearbeck Virginia Pharmacists Service Award R. Michael Berryman (B.S. ’63): Addington Medal for Excellence in […]
Nine students awarded Dissertation Assistantships
Nine VCU School of Pharmacy doctoral students have received VCU Graduate School Dissertation Assistantships that will cover a total of more than $223,000 in stipends and tuition fees. By department, the 2016-17 recipients are Kavita Iyer, Samuel Obeng and Urjita Shah, Medicinal Chemistry; Mandana Azimi, Sneha Dhapare, Hebing Liu and Neha Maharao, Pharmaceutics; […]
AACP President DiPiro outlines 2016-17 vision and goals
Joseph T. DiPiro, Pharm.D., made his president-elect address to the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy House of Delegates July 24, 2016, during the AACP Annual Meeting in Anaheim, Calif. He introduced a new vision statement for the association and outlined his proposal for revising AACP’s strategic plan. On July 27, he was sworn in as president. It is […]
Patterson named 2016 Express Scripts Scholar
Julie Patterson, a Pharm.D./Ph.D. student at VCU School of Pharmacy, has been selected as a 2016 Express Scripts Scholar by the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy. Patterson is one of four dual-degree students nationwide to receive the $10,000 scholarship funded by the Express Scripts Foundation. Express Scripts Scholars are chosen based on their […]
Holdford receives inaugural distinguished scholar award
VCU School of Pharmacy professor David Holdford has received an American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Distinguished Teaching Scholar Award. The newly established award was presented during the opening general session of AACP’s 2016 Annual Meeting in Anaheim, Calif. “This selection by your peers signifies their recognition of you as a gifted teacher, scholar […]
Summer Research Fellows to present in July
Research and pizza: always a good combo! VCU School of Pharmacy launches its annual Summer Research Pizza Lunch series July 5 with a meet-and-greet social. In the meantime, students and their advisors are getting down to business. The school’s Summer Research Fellowships make it possible for rising second- and third-year Pharm.D. students (and, occasionally, […]
To the class of ’16: Go forth with power, love and a sound mind!
VCU School of Pharmacy alumnus Michael Elliott (Pharm.D. ’02) offered words of inspiration to the class of ’16 during its May 13 Hooding and Diploma Ceremony at St. Paul’s Baptist Church. Having worked from bullet points — the way he best connects with his audience — rather than writing out his speech verbatim, Elliott agreed to share a […]
Can’t sleep? Here are some tips
VCU School of Pharmacy faculty, alumni and students have provided the Dr. Rx column for Richmond’s Fifty Plus magazine since December 2009. We now share those columns on the SOP website, as well, for those who might not have seen the most recent issue. Serving as Dr. Rx for May 2016 was Erin Hickey, a fourth-year Pharm.D. student. […]
New consortium mounts first symposium: VirginiaBrain Rx
“The scale and complexity of today’s … research problems increasingly demand that scientists move beyond the confines of their own discipline and explore new organizational models for team science…. Many scientists will still continue to pursue individual research projects, but they too will be encouraged to make changes in the way they approach the scientific […]
Detecting Parkinson’s Disease
VCU School of Pharmacy faculty, alumni and students have provided the Dr. Rx column for Richmond’s Fifty Plus magazine since December 2009. We now share those columns on the SOP website, as well, for those who might not have seen the most recent issue. Serving as Dr. Rx for April 2016 was Agneta Liubinaite, a fourth-year Pharm.D. student. She […]